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Towards Real-Life Inclusion: User-Centric Analysis of Access to Urban Areas

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aup-2025-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2255-8764 | Journal ISSN: 1691-4333
Language: English
Page range: 121 - 130
Submitted on: Feb 18, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 5, 2025
Published on: Sep 27, 2025
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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